DUI stats 12-30-08

Media Release

During the week of December 23, 2008, through December 29, 2008, Big Island police arrested 30 motorists for drunk driving. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. Two were under the age of 21.

So far this year, there have been 1,387 DUI arrests compared with 1,388 during the same period last year, an increase of .07 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:

DUI Arrests by District

District

Weekly Total

Year to Date

Hamakua

0

13

North Hilo

0

4

South Hilo

7

464

Puna

2

133

Ka’u

0

30

Kona

19

607

South Kohala

2

111

North Kohala

0

25

Island Total

30

1,387

There have been 1,708 major accidents so far this year compared with 2,157 during the same period last year, a decrease of 21 percent.

So far this year, there have been 27 traffic fatalities on the Big Island compared with 37 during the same period last year, a decrease of 27 percent.